Understanding Canvas Syllabus


The syllabus page can be used to:

Changes that you make to assignments in other parts of Canvas will appear in the syllabus. For instance:

The Canvas syllabus page includes four sections (see corresponding numbers in figure below):

  1. A syllabus description at the top of the page that you create and can edit at any time.
  2. An auto-generated list of all the assignments in your course.
  3. The course calendar, located in the sidebar on the right side of the screen. Assignment due dates and course event dates appear in bold.
  4. The course grading scheme, located on the sidebar.
    Canvas Syllabus